You can view the details of a student's submission in the SpeedGrader sidebar. If a student has resubmitted an assignment, you can view previous versions. However, when anonymous grading is enabled, submission details are hidden in the submission sidebar until the assignment is unmuted or assignment grades are posted.
To view submissions with SpeedGrader, complete the following steps.

  1. To access SpeedGrader, click SpeedGrader, which is available from any assignment, graded discussion or quiz. 
  2. Click the student name on the top right, then select a student from the list.
    3. When you open SpeedGrader for a particular assignment, each individual submission displays with the date and time that it was submitted. If the assignment was submitted after the due date, a LATE label displays.

    Note: When anonymous grading is enabled, submission details are hidden in the submission sidebar. Details will be visible when the assignment is either unmuted or assignment grades have been posted.
  3. To download a submission, click the download icon Image Placeholder. 
    4. If a Google Drive or Microsoft Office 365 assignment upload is queued for submission, an Uploading icon displays next to the assignment link. When a Google Drive or Microsoft Office 365 assignment submission fails to upload, an Upload Failed icon displays next to the assignment link.
  4. Optional: If you add annotations to an assignment using Canvas DocViewer, you can view when the student viewed the annotations. SpeedGrader shows the date and time that the student opened the file and viewed your feedback.
  5. If a student has submitted more than one assignment, the submission view includes a drop-down list where you can view prior submissions. By default, the date of the most recent assignment will always be shown first. Canvas will warn you if you are not viewing the most recent submission.
Note: 

  • When anonymous grading is enabled, the submission menu displays submission by number (e.g., Submission 1, Submission 2).
  • If a quiz includes more than 65 total submissions, individual attempts cannot be viewed in SpeedGrader. To view prior quiz attempts for a specific student, click the See all quiz attempts link.